Melvin Frazier vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Melvin Frazier that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Melvin Frazier

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Melvin Frazier: 2018-19 to 2021-22
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Melvin Frazier 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Melvin Frazier 3 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Melvin Frazier 1 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Melvin Frazier 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Melvin Frazier 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Melvin Frazier 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Melvin Frazier 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Melvin Frazier 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Melvin Frazier 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Melvin Frazier 0 Bill Russell 4

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Melvin Frazier 2.7 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Frazier 0.9 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Melvin Frazier 0.2 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Melvin Frazier 0.3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Melvin Frazier 0.1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Melvin Frazier 87 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Melvin Frazier 28 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Melvin Frazier 5 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Melvin Frazier 11 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Melvin Frazier 2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Melvin Frazier 32 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Melvin Frazier .340 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Melvin Frazier .209 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Melvin Frazier .533 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Melvin Frazier 10.7 (2022) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Frazier 4.3 (2022) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Melvin Frazier 0.3 (2022) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Melvin Frazier 0.5 (2020) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Melvin Frazier 0.1 (2020) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Melvin Frazier 1.7 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Frazier 1.3 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Melvin Frazier 0.0 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Melvin Frazier 0.3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Melvin Frazier 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Melvin Frazier 5 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Melvin Frazier 4 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Melvin Frazier 0 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Melvin Frazier 1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Melvin Frazier 0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Melvin Frazier 3 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Melvin Frazier .400 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Melvin Frazier - Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Melvin Frazier .500 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Melvin Frazier 1.7 (2019) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Frazier 1.3 (2019) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Melvin Frazier 0.0 (2019) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Melvin Frazier 0.3 (2019) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Melvin Frazier 0.0 (2019) Bill Russell - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.